Free
Website and email essentials for authors who are just getting started
$0
- 3 basic website templates built for authors
- Essential author website pages (Author Bio, Blog, Contact Me, and more)
- Built-in email collection form
- Send up to 1,000 emails per month
14-day
trial of Pro included · Free plan has no time limit
Pro
More customizations and tools to grow your audience
$7.99/mo billed annually
$9.99/mo billed monthly
- Dozens of templates and additional design customizations
- All essential pages plus advanced pages for experienced authors (Series, Press Kit, Events, and more)
- Reader magnets to incentivize email sign-ups
- Unlimited landing pages to collect emails
- Send up to 10,000 emails per month
- Integrate with popular email marketing platforms and analytics tools
- Free custom domain for the first year (annual plans only)
No credit card required for trial · Subscribe or switch to Free plan after
14
days
Compare All Features
| Free | Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Cost | $0 |
$7.99/mo billed annually
$9.99/mo billed monthly |
| Website Design & Book Management | ||
| Website templates for authors | 3 basic templates | Dozens of premium templates |
| Import ebook details |
✓
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✓
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| Automatically-generated pages for each book | Essential book details (Includes title, cover, description, and retailer links) | Advanced book details (Add series information, reviews, and book trailers) |
| Essential pre-built website pages (Author Bio, Blog, Updates, Other Writing, Contact Me, Mailing List) |
✓
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✓
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| Advanced pre-built website pages (Events, Media Coverage, Press Kit, FAQs, and more) |
✕
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✓
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| Custom pages |
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✓
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| Book Series and Custom Book Lists |
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✓
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| Header customizations (add logo, banner, or button) |
✕
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✓
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| Custom font selection |
✓
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✓
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| Custom color palettes |
✓
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✓
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| Modular design tools to organize books and site content |
✓
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✓
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| Customize book displays |
✕
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✓
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| Automatic mobile website optimization |
✓
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✓
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| Website Domain Options | ||
| Register a new custom website domain via Author Websites | $15/year | $15/year (Free for the first year with annual billing) |
| Connect an existing custom domain |
✓
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✓
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| Free personalized website URL at author-pages.com |
✓
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✓
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| Email and Mailing List | ||
| Send emails to your subscribed readers | 1,000/month send limit | 10,000/month send limit |
| Store Mailing List contacts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Use your custom domain for the email sender address |
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✓
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| Bulk upload email addresses | 1,000 email limit | 10,000 email limit |
| Automated Welcome Email to new subscribers |
✓
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✓
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| Built-in email collection form on website |
✓
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✓
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| Add a Reader Magnet (free download) to incentivize signups |
✕
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✓
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| Additional Reader Magnets and standalone Landing Pages to collect emails |
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✓
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| Integrations with popular email newsletter services |
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✓
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| Hosting, Support, and Other Features | ||
| Website hosting and security |
✓
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✓
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| Automatic SEO optimization |
✓
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✓
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| Google Analytics integration |
✕
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✓
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| Facebook/Meta pixel integration |
✕
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✓
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| Create URL redirects |
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✓
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| Email support from book marketing experts at BookBub |
✓
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✓
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